OPPO A71: First Camera Samples

Apart from its great style and speedy operation highlight, OPPO's A71 has an interesting camera setup and features that's rare to find on an affordable handset.

Good enough for basic mobile photography?

Related: OPPO A71 Unboxing And First Impressions

Like its OPPO A39 predecessor, the OPPO A71 boasts a 13 MP  f/2.2 w/ AF and LED flash behind and a 5 MP f/2.4 w/ screen flash in front.

While the upgrade may not be that evident on paper, OPPO has equipped the A71 w/ an improved camera software w/ new features like 2x digital zoom mode, better pro camera mode, and selfie background blur.

To excite you guys further, the first shots we took using this phone are promising.

Have a look!

Camera Samples

Gloomy daylight shot

Daylight close-up w/ beautify level 2

Normal mode

2x digital zoom mode

Lowlight close-up

Expert mode, ISO 100, 4 seconds

Daylight selfie w/ beautify level 3

Selfie w/ background blur

Like what we mentioned earlier, the camera samples we took using this device are promising. It shoots detailed images w/ good colors in daylight. It has a clever near-lossless type of 2x digital zoom ala iPhone 7 Plus and we enjoyed its manual mode for lowlight shooting.

Selfies are also decent despite its lower 5 MP resolution unlike other OPPO phones. It's beautify mode could just over brighten and beautify your selfies so be careful in using it. Anyway, like higher-end OPPO phones, it has a decent type of selfie blur for selfie bokeh effect.

Sometimes, it is just slightly underexposed and tends to be soft in lowlight, but that's acceptable considering its low PHP 8,999 price tag.

So far, we are impressed.

Watch out for our full review!